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Amanda, now volunteering at a local school, threw herself into writing her book, an experience she found very "cathartic".

"It didn't feel brave to write it. It felt like his life was a whirlwind. Getting it all down helped me to make sense of it. There's some lovely memories in there that I would have forgotten if I hadn't written them down. It was a natural thing to write."

Now completing an education studies degree with the Open University, Amanda hopes to pursue her interest in mental health and work with children.

Samuel was treated at Addenbrooke's Hospital following his leukemia diagnosis (Image: Stuart and Amanda Murray)

Stuart and Amanda are also now Mum and Dad to six-year-old Sophie who has been told all about the older brother she never met.

Deciding to have another child after losing Samuel was a decision that Amanda admitted came with some "highs and lows", but the family ensure he is always in their thoughts.

"We have as many pictures of Samuel as we have of Sophie," Amanda said. "It's entirely natural for use to mention him.

"We've come to terms with what happened. We feel lucky for the time we had with Samuel and grateful for that love and what we learnt from him."

Stuarts added: "The main message of my book is to try to cultivate love and kindness and compassion and empathy regardless of your beliefs.

"At the end of the book I put some particular exercises in there to try to help and cultivate these qualities."

'Sam's Story' by Amanda Murray is available to buy on Amazon, with 25 per cent of sales profit going to the Sick Children's Trust.

Stuart Murray's 'How to be Human' can also be bought online, with 25 per cent of its profits going to the War Child charity.

Chief Executive at The Sick Children’s Trust, Jane Featherstone, said: "We’re delighted that Amanda and Stuart are donating some of proceeds from their book ‘Sam’s Story’ to The Sick Children's Trust.

"Sam spent a lot of time in Addenbrooke’s Hospital and we were so pleased that we could give Amanda and Stuart a place to stay minutes from his hospital bedside, enabling them to spend as much time as possible with him.

"It means a lot that they have remembered us as they share their incredibly moving experiences."